2023 News
National Rehabilitation Centre news articles from 2023.
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2023 has been a significant year for the NRC
Programme Director Miriam Duffy, looks back at the development of the NRC Programme in 2023.
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Symposium: Exercise and Weight Management in Persons with a Spinal Cord Injury: Part 2
This is a free online symposium which will bring together scientists and clinicians to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art practice and research in the field of exercise and weight management in persons with SCI.
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Breakthrough in 3D printing could enable access to personalised prosthetic devices anywhere in the world
Lower limb prosthetic sockets could soon be printed in remote locations and even in users' homes, thanks to a groundbreaking process developed by manufacturing experts at Loughborough University.
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Join the NRC Patient & Public Involvement Network
We are looking for more members, with lived experience of rehabilitation or family carers to join the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) Network.
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Loughborough University to deliver course to NHS professionals in a bid to improve patient safety
Loughborough University is collaborating with NHS England to deliver learning to hundreds of healthcare professionals in a bid to improve patient safety.
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Take the TRAM: Travelling the Innovation Pathway from Bench to Bedside
Join the Rehab Technologies Network for an engaging and interactive workshop focused on the TRAM toolkit, an invaluable resource for anyone involved in translational research and application writing.
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Dr Paul Sanderson - my story on why Rehabilitation Matters
Dr Paul Sanderson, Senior Teaching Fellow in Sport and Exercise Science explains why learning and development is the key to transforming rehabilitation services in the UK.
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First look at construction progress for newly announced National Rehabilitation Centre
Local MPs, councillors and senior leaders from partner universities were amongst stakeholders treated to the first tours of the new National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) construction site since Government confirmed the ‘green light’.
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Green light for National Rehabilitation Centre
For the first time, the UK will have a ‘National Rehabilitation Centre’ (NRC) following Government approval for the plans announced today (21 September 2023), with Loughborough and Nottingham Universities as lead academic partners.
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A focus on: Lab grown muscles for rehab
Find out what axolotls can teach us about rehabilitation and how, in the future, muscle tissue could be lab-grown and transplanted back into patients.
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Experts in Sport: National Rehabilitation Centre series
The Experts in Sport podcast has released a new, three-episode series dedicated to the development of the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), delivered by the NRC Clinical and Academic Partnership led by Loughborough University and the University of Nottingham. The partnership brings together a ‘hub and spoke’ network of more than 20 universities across the country, allowing educators and researchers to work with and learn from each other, in a coordinated approach to rehabilitation research.
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Dr Michael Craven - my story on why Rehabilitation Matters
Dr Michael Craven, Principal Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham and NIHR MindTech MedTech Cooperative explains why rehabilitation matters to him.
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Loughborough researchers help science come to life at the Summer Science Exhibition 2023
Loughborough University researchers are bringing science and technology to life that will revolutionise rehabilitation as part of the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition from 4-9 July.
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Transformative Technologies for Neurological Rehabilitation
The Next Generation Rehabilitation Technologies Network (RTN) is funded through an EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Network Plus award. Its activities are directly connected to the new National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) at Stanford Hall, which is due to open to patients in 2024.
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New project to create friendly robotic service to support elderly people
A friendly robotic service for preventative care amongst older adults at risk of frailty is to be developed as part of a new collaborative project involving Loughborough University.
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NRC welcomes Mr Andrew Taylor as Medical Lead
The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) continues to build its leadership team with the appointment of its first Medical Lead, Mr Andrew Taylor.
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Loughborough University researcher among STEM for Britain finalists
Dr Ishara Dharmasena attended the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee’s STEM for Britain 2023 presentation which took place at the Houses of Parliament on 6 March.
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Current themes in assistive technology research: introducing the TIDAL N+ feasibility projects
Webinar - Thursday 16 March, 12.00 midday
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News from the NRC - February 2023
This is the first in a new series of monthly updates, providing a round-up of news about the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) and the NRC Clinical and Academic Partnership (NCAP), particularly relating to rehabilitation research, innovation, education and training.
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Public Lecture: “My chronic back pain is Axy- what?”
Axial Spondyloarthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis; Symptoms, diagnosis and exercise for their management.
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Attend RTN Early Career Researcher Forum launch
The Rehabilitation Technologies Network+ (RTN) is calling for early career researchers to join its new Early Career Researcher (ECR) Forum.
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Dr Ishara Dharmasena - my story on why Rehabilitation Matters
Dr Ishara Dharmasena, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow and Lecturer in the School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, has spoken to Rehabiliatation Matters about his research and how the NRC can help to revolutionise rehabilitation across the globe.
